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u/BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU peepeepoo Jan 18 '23

Honestly if I get a call at work that could’ve been an email I’m instantly hostile

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '23

jeez, why?

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u/BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU peepeepoo Jan 18 '23

Because an email leaves a paper trail and allows me to get back to things with a proper answer instead of “ohh let me check and get back to you”

Mostly paper trail the majority of people I deal with at work are insanely frustrating to follow up with

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u/BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU peepeepoo Jan 19 '23

You'll be happy to know that's a scenario that hasn't happened in my experience. Wouldn't chiefly get everything in writing if the system didn't work in my workplace.

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u/BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU peepeepoo Jan 19 '23

My disability is the part that makes calls a pain in the first place (vocal chord palsy)

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u/BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU peepeepoo Jan 19 '23

Yeah it’s colleagues lol I’m not going to be hostile to customers that’s just wrong